@ARTICLE{Zabihzadeh, author = {Zabihzadeh, Abbas and Nejati, Vahid and Maleki, Gheysar and Radfar, Farhad and Darvishi, Masoume and }, title = {The Study of Relationship between Mind Reading Ability and Big Five Factors of Personality}, volume = {14}, number = {1}, abstract ={Objective: Mind reading is a social cognitive ability of brain. The purpose of present study was to study the relationship between mind reading and big five factors of personality. Method: In this cross-sectional study, 220 (104 male and 116 female) student of Tehran and Shahid Beheshti universities were selected by convenient sampling. Baron-cohen’s Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test and short form of NEO questionnaire (NEO-FFI) were used as the research tools. Data were analyzed through Spearman correlation and multiple regressions. Results: The results of Pearson correlation showes that mind reading is positively correlated with agreeableness and negatively correlated with neuroticisms (P<0.001). The results of multiple regressions indicates predictive role of agreeableness and neuroticisms factors in mind reading ability of participants. Conclusion: Results of this study suggests that propensity or motivation to attend to the mental state of others may be related to agreeableness and neuroticisms as a two trait of personality. }, URL = {http://icssjournal.ir/article-1-426-en.html}, eprint = {http://icssjournal.ir/article-1-426-en.pdf}, journal = {Advances in Cognitive Sciences}, doi = {}, year = {2012} }